Articles published on Thursday, January 9, 2020
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said today the United States killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani shortly after he landed in Iraq last week in part because “they were looking to blow up our embassy.”
(Trinidad Guardian) Despite some jubilation for Lisa Melville and Shackiba St Louis on the birth of their daughter Miracle on New Year’s Day, the Council of Evangelical Churches (TTCEC) says that a natural family is the best environment for a child’s development. With Miracle’s birth gaining national attention, the council said it was appalled at the news of a lesbian couple having a child via artificial insemination.
(Trinidad Express) Attorney Sunil Rishi Nowbutt has been selected for the semi-finalists of the 2020 edition of Chutney Soca Monarch.
(Jamaica Star) Mark Brown, the older brother of slain Justice of the Peace (JP) Kevin Brown, said his family is in shock after police reports that their relative may have been involved in a visa and passport racket.
The police today said that Turkish national Ugur Turetgen, 44, is wanted for questioning in relation to fraud and immigration violation.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Municipal officials in the central Jamaica parish of Clarendon have been criticised for failing to intervene in the takeover of an abandoned house in May Pen by mentally ill vagrants who have turned it into a dump and a latrine.
Yesterday, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport’s (CJIA) water supply was disrupted resulting in the terminal buildings being out of water for several hours.
DUBAI/KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukraine outlined four potential scenarios today to explain the deadly crash of one of its airliners in Iran, including a missile strike and terrorism, as Iranian investigators said the plane was on fire before it fell to the ground.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s royal family was hurt and disappointed by the shock announcement by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan that they will step back from their senior roles and spend more time in North America, a royal source said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Three people were shot and wounded on Tuesday morning, in the same area where three people were found murdered on Monday morning in Arima.
(Trinidad Express) Bangladeshi Jamil Ahmed came to Trinidad seeking a new life.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is updating the recently published Revised List of Electors (RLE) to reflect changes in addresses and other information of some persons, a move that the opposition PPP/C has dubbed “illegal” but GECOM says the law caters for this to be done.
After weeks of mixed signals from President David Granger and APNU, it now appears certain that if the coalition government gets back into office, AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan will be the prime minister.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday swore in nine of 10 Returning Officers from nine administrative regions in preparation for the March 2nd general elections.
Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams yesterday received a courtesy call from the United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch at her office at the Ministry of the Presidency during which elections-related matters were discussed.
People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) presidential candidate and former housing minister Irfaan Ali’s application for a stay of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the 19 fraud charges brought against him over the sale of state lands in the ‘Pradoville 2’ Housing Scheme is expected to be heard by the Court of Appeal later this month.
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday announced the following increases in pensions and the contributions ceiling.
Revenue uncollected due to exemptions from duties and taxes in the year 2018 was more than double the amount exempted in 2017 with companies and businesses ‘Conditional Tax Exemption’ equal to 20 times that of the taxes paid.
A Corriverton Market labourer was yesterday charged with murdering Lochan Persaud Kamaldeo over a sleeping spot on one of the market’s stalls last Friday evening.
Preparatory works for upgrading the Vreed-en-Hoop and Stabroek ferry stellings began last year and will continue this year with the projects expected to be completed within three years, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has said.
Accrediting Australia’s new non-resident High Commissioner to Guyana yesterday, President David Granger stressed the need for immediate and decisive global responses to protect the environment and humanity.
A senator of the US state of Virginia, Richard Black, paid a courtesy call on Public Telecommunications Minister, Catherine Hughes on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday said that the Auditor General’s 2018 report on the public accounts was misleading as it didn’t incorporate several of the explanations that the ministry had given.
Floodwaters once again invaded the homes of residents living close to an Endeavour, Leguan koker after farmers, with the permission of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), removed the stop-log door that was recently installed in order to irrigate their farming lands.
Government has identified the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) as the agency that will be present when petroleum produced by ExxonMobil and its partners is measured and it will also be responsible for testing the measuring appliance.
Yesterday several stakeholders representing government and non-government agencies met at the Ministry of Brickdam for the first coordinating meeting on the soon to be launched Violence, Injury and Indiscipline Prevention Initiative.
Zeleena Ally is the winner of Lucky Dollar’s Nissan Juke. A release from the company yesterday said that with the Drive Fa De Christmas promotion customers simply had to shop $49,999 and over from November 12th to December 20th to enter to win.
May The Guyana Football Federation [GFF], in collaboration with Government of Guyana through the Department of Tourism and the Tourism Hospitality Association of Guyana [THAG], officially launched the FIFA Conference on Development at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston.
Currently serving a 25-year sentence for raping a child on four different occasions, Jegede Hodge has filed an appeal, contending that his sentence was “unfair, too severe and excessive.”
The West Indies management team might just be missing a trick by not giving young all-rounder Romario Shepherd a run against Ireland in the absence of the rested Jason Holder.
A Cuban chef who said he entered Guyana as a result of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela was granted bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with falsifying an immigration stamp.
Dear Editor, I note, with alarm, the admission by the Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission that it is tinkering with the Revised List of Electors (RLE), following its publication on the 4th January, 2020.
Calvin King and Alvin Kissoon who were given life sentences just under a month ago for murdering a security guard during a 2013 multi-million dollar heist in Lethem have both appealed their conviction and sentence.
For the first time Guyana will host the Carifta junior chess championship from April 10-13 at the Ramada Princess Hotel, Providence East Bank Demerara.
The man accused of fatally stabbing Plaisance shopkeeper Sharon Burnett on Monday morning is presently hospitalised but is expected to be charged in connection with the crime today.
Dear Editor, The GuySuCo in a statement which appeared in the media regarding its production lamented the performance of its factories at Uitvlugt and Albion.
Bids were received at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Tuesday for the remodeling of the Wismar and Mahdia police stations.
Albion Permaul’s Trading and Distribution Sunday book their spot in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Mike’s Pharmacy Under-15 final with a 276-run win over Achievers.
Dear Editor, I refer to the headline article titled, `Badal proposes shares for all citizens in national oil company’ (SN January 8).
Dear Editor, The Ethnic Relations Commission summoning Mr. Kester Deane before its “investigative unit” for the derogatory remarks about Hinduism has serious implications both for the future of free speech in Guyana and for Christian exclusivist theology in a pluralistic religious environment.
A Leeward Islands Hurricanes side, minus the burly Rahkeem Cornwall seem less destructive despite their reputation of being a spoke in the five-time defending Professional Cricket League (PCL) champions, Guyana Jaguars’ wheel.
A barber accused of wounding his girlfriend was granted bail after pleading guilty ‘with explanation’.
Carmelo Anthony made a tiebreaking shot with 4.1 seconds remaining, and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers rallied to defeat the Toronto Raptors 101-99 on Tuesday night.
The Guyana Police Force yesterday said that in order to facilitate Nomination Day which will be held at Umana Yana, High Street, Kingston tomorrow, the following traffic arrangements will be put in place.
Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a letter in your January 8th edition, written by Mr Imtiaz Baccus, a Vice President of the Albion Cricket Club and a former Vice President of the Somwaru-led Berbice Cricket Board.
Dear Editor, Management mantra #1: “People are more important than shops, ships & sugar estates”.
A man who hit the mother of his child in the head with an icicle yesterday apologised to her moments before being fined at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes dedicated his match-winning performance in the second test at Newlands to father Ged as he now seeks to help the tourists claim the series in South Africa.
YAUCO, Puerto Rico, (Reuters) – Two thirds of Puerto Ricans remained without power and nearly a quarter lacked drinking water yesterday after earthquakes battered the Caribbean island, including the most powerful to strike the U.S.
Dear Editor, I write in response to a Stabroek News article dated January 5, 2020 and captioned, `PPP/C asks cops to probe alleged attack on campaigners in Sophia – Laing Avenue incident being investigated.’
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal won a battle of attrition against fellow left-hander Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan 7-6(4) 6-4 to seal Spain’s spot in the final eight of the inaugural ATP Cup in Perth yesterday.
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD/DUBAI, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was “standing down” after it fired missiles at U.S.
Dear Editor, Your usually very knowledgeable columnist, Dr. Henry B. Jeffrey, in his last Future Notes column did well to highlight the importance of vision.
(Trinidad Express) Police have killed a man who they say threatened to murder a female police officer, and who was wanted in at least one murder.
JEDDAH, (Reuters) – Barcelona’s campaign to defend the revamped Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia got off to an inauspicious start as they arrived late for a training session in Jeddah yesterday, with a club source saying their bus driver had headed to the wrong location.
KIEV/WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, (Reuters) – A Ukrainian airliner fell to earth in a fireball shortly after take-off from Tehran yesterday, killing all 176 people on board in a crash that sparked an international scramble to establish the cause.
Dear Editor, As an employee of GuySuCo, I was very surprised to learn that the top level personnel of the Corporation have proceeded on several weeks of annual leave.
(Trinidad Express) Those with asthma, allergies and cardiac conditions, beware. Another wave of Saharan dust is expected to hit Trinidad and Tobago over the next two days.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee will not discuss the details of Russian athletes’ participation at the Tokyo 2020 Games until after a final ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the IOC said yesterday.
On Sunday last, in this newspaper’s column ‘Women’s Chronicles’ under the headline “Madness in Mahdia”, a young woman related experiences that could only be deemed frightening and completely reprehensible.
